What if Jared Kushner debated this with top diplomacy and theology thinkers? Introduction by Fareed Zakaria When people hear the word “peace,” they imagine a handshake, a ceasefire, a moment when the violence stops and the news moves on. But what actually shapes the next decade is rarely the handshake. It is the structure that comes after it: who … [Read more...] about Trump Board of Peace Explained: Gaza, Power, and Prophecy
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The Danger of a Single Story: Adichie Explained
What if Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie debated top historians and psychologists about narrative power today? Introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The danger of a single story begins the moment we stop noticing that we are hearing only one voice, one angle, one version of a human being. It can sound harmless, even kind, because it offers simplicity. … [Read more...] about The Danger of a Single Story: Adichie Explained
Do Elections Still Decide Who Holds Power in America?
What if Megyn Kelly and Rachel Maddow pinned Tucker Carlson and Chuck Schumer to one impossible question—do elections still decide who holds power in America?Introduction by Megyn Kelly & Rachel Maddow Do elections still decide who holds power in America? That’s the question at the center of this ImaginaryTalks debate—because even people who disagree on … [Read more...] about Do Elections Still Decide Who Holds Power in America?
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Explained
What if Malcolm Gladwell sat down with the people who understand tipping points better than anyone else?What if Malcolm Gladwell didn’t just revisit The Tipping Point, but convened the thinkers who helped shape it, challenge it, and warn us about where it has gone wrong?Imagine him in a quiet room—not giving a talk, not defending a thesis—but listening. Across … [Read more...] about Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Explained
Who Controls the Narrative Controls Reality
Introduction by Nick Sasaki Who controls the narrative controls reality.This idea shows up everywhere—religion, politics, history, media, even in the private stories we tell ourselves late at night. We rarely question it because stories feel natural to us. They help us belong. They help us understand pain. They help us decide who is right, who is wrong, and … [Read more...] about Who Controls the Narrative Controls Reality
The Korean Broadcasting Academy Experience: Full Breakdown
How to become a broadcast writer in Korea often begins with a single spark — maybe from watching global sensations like Squid Game, Oscar-winner Parasite, the heart-melting Crash Landing on You, the brilliant Extraordinary Attorney Woo, or even Netflix sensations like K-pop Demon Hunters. Or maybe the spark begins the same way it did for writer Kim Jiyun — … [Read more...] about The Korean Broadcasting Academy Experience: Full Breakdown
Trump’s Third Term: America at the Crossroads
Introduction by Craig Hamilton-Parker (Soft piano and low ambient hum; camera glides over the dawn skyline of Washington, D.C.)Every civilization faces a moment when its laws are tested not by its enemies, but by its own reflection.America has reached such a moment — not of war, but of will.When a leader questions the limits written in the nation’s highest … [Read more...] about Trump’s Third Term: America at the Crossroads
Ending the Angry Business: Reclaiming Our Shared Mind
Introduction by Yuval Noah Harari When we first learned to tell stories, we became human.Our myths united scattered tribes, inspired cooperation, and built civilizations. But in the last two decades, the most powerful storytelling machine in history—our digital network—has turned its gift inward, reshaping our perception of reality itself.The angry business … [Read more...] about Ending the Angry Business: Reclaiming Our Shared Mind
Comedy Without Politics: How Humor Can Still Unite Us
Introduction — Johnny Carson Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. You know, for thirty years I stood behind a desk, told a few jokes, and tried to make America laugh before bedtime. What I learned is this: laughter is the one language that everybody understands. Politics may divide us, but waiting in line at the DMV, losing your luggage, or trying to put … [Read more...] about Comedy Without Politics: How Humor Can Still Unite Us
Top Podcasters Roundtable: Shaping the Future of Storytelling
Introduction by Ira Glass “Podcasting didn’t begin as an industry. It began as voices in rooms—people telling stories with nothing but their breath and a microphone. When This American Life first dipped into the medium, we didn’t know we were lighting a fuse. But look around: podcasts have become where people go for news, for laughter, for therapy, for … [Read more...] about Top Podcasters Roundtable: Shaping the Future of Storytelling